Isa 33:9 | NETfull | STEP | The land dries up and withers away; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up and decays. Sharon is like the desert; Bashan and Carmel are parched.

Isaiah 33:9

9 The land ^{▼▼ Or “earth” (KJV); NAB “the country.”} dries up ^{▼▼ Or “mourns” (BDB 5 s.v. I אָבַל). HALOT 6–7 lists homonyms I אבל (“mourn”) and II אבל (“dry up”). They propose the second here on the basis of parallelism. See 24:4.} and withers away;
the forest of Lebanon shrivels up ^{▼▼ Heb “Lebanon is ashamed.” The Hiphil is exhibitive, expressing the idea, “exhibits shame.” In this context the statement alludes to the withering of vegetation.} and decays.
Sharon ^{▼▼ Sharon was a fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast. See 35:2.} is like the desert; ^{▼▼ Or “the Arabah” (NIV). See 35:1.}
Bashan and Carmel ^{▼▼ Both of these areas were known for their trees and vegetation. See 2:13; 35:2.} are parched. ^{▼▼ Heb “shake off [their leaves]” (so ASV, NRSV); NAB “are stripped bare.”}